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only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebekah brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebekah, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think becausehe attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expensive move. this paper had bn going for 160 plus years. rupert murdoch bought it2 years ago it was his big entry on to the world stage after leaving australia. >> rose: the largest circulating paper in london. >> 2.3--.7 million a day, used to sell 6 to milon in its glory days. so this is an extraordinary, papers don't shut down overnight like that either. in these troubled times. he h done that he pulled the bid for sky. he had agreed after changg his mind on thursday to pear before parliament. none of those things had takethe pssure o. the reason that he had kep rebekah brooks right by his side
only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebekah brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebekah, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think becausehe attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expensive...
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rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now can you see the woman there in the pink? she doesn't waste any time or effort going after that attacker. so who is that woman running to rupert murdoch's rescue? that is his wife, wendy. and it got us wondering who is this woman who jumped to protect her man? here is what we know. she got married june 25th, 1999. the couple has two young children together. she's murdoch's third wife and just a few years older than his son, james, who is 38, and was sitting beside his father at today's hearing. "the wall street journal" part of m
rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now...
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somebody tries to pie rupert murdoch. describe the scene as you recall it and especially i would say a rather feisty defense of mr. murdoch by his wife. >> oh, i mean, well, we're watching from the back. the picture -- all of a sudden, the noise. you see this woman in pink launch herself, going to give somebody a right hook. you then see james murdoch get out the chair like this. now, at first i couldn't tell whether mr. murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you look close, you can see the foam. more than one person suggested that, you know, this could have been a brick, it could have been, you know, nails, it could have been much more serious. you have to bear in mind if it had been anything like that, it wouldn't have got into the room. we don't know how he got in with some shaving foam. he could have said he was just been home doing the weekly shopping. who knows? it was serious, but not because it could have been a much more vicious attack. it was serious because it was a disgrace. because any
somebody tries to pie rupert murdoch. describe the scene as you recall it and especially i would say a rather feisty defense of mr. murdoch by his wife. >> oh, i mean, well, we're watching from the back. the picture -- all of a sudden, the noise. you see this woman in pink launch herself, going to give somebody a right hook. you then see james murdoch get out the chair like this. now, at first i couldn't tell whether mr. murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you...
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bernie kerik was also a tool of rupert murdoch. nothing would stop bernie kerik from doing anything murdoch or his lieutenants wanted him to do. bernie kerik was and is a criminal, and he was rudy giuliani's choice to be the police commissioner of the city of new york. there is no doubt tonight that bernie kerik is at the top of the list of people the fbi is going to want to interview in the investigation into what exactly murdoch's phone hackers may have done to the families of 9/11 victims in new york city. and if the fbi can find any dirt on bernie kerik in this case, then kerik will crack and tell them everything he knows about rupert murdoch and his empire. if murdoch needs kerik to stay quiet, then he needs to find a way to get the word to bernie that murdoch can do more for him in whatever is left of his future than the fbi can. murdoch and his new york team know how weak bernie kerik is. if they have to count on him to keep their secrets, they must be very, very worried tonight. >> my choice ultimately was and is bernie ker
bernie kerik was also a tool of rupert murdoch. nothing would stop bernie kerik from doing anything murdoch or his lieutenants wanted him to do. bernie kerik was and is a criminal, and he was rudy giuliani's choice to be the police commissioner of the city of new york. there is no doubt tonight that bernie kerik is at the top of the list of people the fbi is going to want to interview in the investigation into what exactly murdoch's phone hackers may have done to the families of 9/11 victims in...
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at the epicenter of it all, the news of the world, rupert murdoch. the story revolves around milly dauer, the 13-year-old who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. the case was trashed by the british tabloids until a doorman was convicted of her murder last month. murdoch's news of the world newspaper is accused of hacking into dauer's cell phone after she went missing nine years ago. the family's lawyer said the paper intercepted voice mails and deleted those voicemails to make room for new ones. because the phone's mailbox was no longer completely full and the family was able to leave those messages, they thought milly was alive. this is no isolated incident. investigative reporters have been tracking cell phone hackings for five years, but until now those have centered on celebrities. report that murdoch's news of the world hacked into phones of victims of the 2005 bombings in london. and just breaking tonight, even into voice mails left for widows of fallen british soldiers. because of the cozy relationship between murdoch and prime minister david
at the epicenter of it all, the news of the world, rupert murdoch. the story revolves around milly dauer, the 13-year-old who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002. the case was trashed by the british tabloids until a doorman was convicted of her murder last month. murdoch's news of the world newspaper is accused of hacking into dauer's cell phone after she went missing nine years ago. the family's lawyer said the paper intercepted voice mails and deleted those voicemails to make room for new...
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. >> the rupert murdoch scandal may have cost the atlantic. at the department of justice and all kinds of federal agencies will be going after this very hard. we will, too. >> jay rockefeller, this is about allegations of the jourlist working for media mogul rupert murdoch illegally tapped into the phone messages of thousands of people, including families of the victims of 9/11. the fbi is apparently looking into this as well. murdoch, by the way, is a u.s. citizen. tell us about this. >> this is really serious. the foreign corrupt practices act makes it illegal to take bribes anywhere. if you are a u.s.-based corporation, and news corp. is. our laws are in it. even if it did not happen here, and it might have. we might have been just oblivious to the fact it was happening here. i do not know. >> it is huge in britain. that it could bring down the camera government at some point. certainly, it will undermine cameron, all the hard things he is trying to do, will undermine that seriously. >> i heard him in parliament your part of his defense was
. >> the rupert murdoch scandal may have cost the atlantic. at the department of justice and all kinds of federal agencies will be going after this very hard. we will, too. >> jay rockefeller, this is about allegations of the jourlist working for media mogul rupert murdoch illegally tapped into the phone messages of thousands of people, including families of the victims of 9/11. the fbi is apparently looking into this as well. murdoch, by the way, is a u.s. citizen. tell us about...
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but that's exactly what rupert murdoch did today. his life's work now stained by scandal. his grip on global empire in peril. a contrite rupert murdoch came to say he is sorry, as onlookers screamed "shame on you." >> did you apologize? >> of course i did. of course i did. >> reporter: it's the first time murdoch has spoken since this scandal exploded. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what had happened. and i apologized and i have nothing further to say. >> reporter: with that, the titan turned and left. he was apologizing to the parents of milly dowler, who disappeared in 2002. it was revealed the girl's voicemail had been hacked and messages deleted by a reporter, giving the dowlers false hope that she was alive. she had been murdered. the dowlers' lawyer described the media giant as humbled. >> yes, he did apologize. he apologized many times. i don't think somebody could have held their head in their hands so many times and say they were sorry. >> reporter: murdoch admitting he disgraced his father and mother, who is alive at 102. >> he said
but that's exactly what rupert murdoch did today. his life's work now stained by scandal. his grip on global empire in peril. a contrite rupert murdoch came to say he is sorry, as onlookers screamed "shame on you." >> did you apologize? >> of course i did. of course i did. >> reporter: it's the first time murdoch has spoken since this scandal exploded. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what had happened. and i apologized and i have...
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you questioned rupert and james murdoch in parliament on tuesday. earlier he gave me his reaction to what he heard at that session. >> i think the important thing in terms of the "news of the world" in the u.k. that rupert murdoch made it perfectly clear that he put his trust in the senior management. and i think he's lost that confidence and that trust in those people and he made that perfectly clear. so i think that was one of the most important things, and i think he said at one stage that he -- he was sort of disappointed at the performance of senior management. >> it was interesting to see how you and other members of the select committee were very keane to focus very much on rupert murdoch himself and bringing the question back to him whenever his son tried to intervene. was that a deliberate move on your part or was it something that you discussed with your colleagues beforehand? >> no, certainly not. at the end of the day, rupert murdoch is the head of the news international group. but to be perfectly honest with you, my individual sort of p
you questioned rupert and james murdoch in parliament on tuesday. earlier he gave me his reaction to what he heard at that session. >> i think the important thing in terms of the "news of the world" in the u.k. that rupert murdoch made it perfectly clear that he put his trust in the senior management. and i think he's lost that confidence and that trust in those people and he made that perfectly clear. so i think that was one of the most important things, and i think he said at...
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murdoch's news of the world we also know that rupert murdoch's fox news went crazy with the stolen emails and devoted months and months of coverage to hype them up as evidence that global warming is a hoax even though none of the stolen emails actually pointed to that conclusion and in fact they confirmed that global warming is real and has made many men me so this is just a coincidence was fox news news corp behind the climate gate at scandal two and if so what should be the consequences here to offer his take on this is david sullivan conservative commentator pro-business ed good david welcome. thanks for having me tom it's a pleasure if murdoch gate and climate gate are partners in crime then isn't it time that we break up the media monopolies and admit that they have too much. well that's a tremendous if tom and i would also like to say to your viewing audience first of all i disagree that when you say those e-mails disprove the position that fox was reporting to me it doesn't matter where the news comes as long as it's true and i think they pulled back the curtain and really disclose
murdoch's news of the world we also know that rupert murdoch's fox news went crazy with the stolen emails and devoted months and months of coverage to hype them up as evidence that global warming is a hoax even though none of the stolen emails actually pointed to that conclusion and in fact they confirmed that global warming is real and has made many men me so this is just a coincidence was fox news news corp behind the climate gate at scandal two and if so what should be the consequences here...
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and is not indispensable. >> pressure on rupert murdoch's media empire in the u.k. has intensified following new allegations of malpractice by journalists of its newspapers. >> breaking news coming to us from the writer news agency. an explosion has hit a gas terminals on each of its border with israel. the blast happened at a pipeline distribution station. one report said masked gunman had launched a raid, starting a huge fire. it is the third attack on the pipeline within the last few months and the second within the last fortnight. more on that story to come. story,eturn to our top the phone hacking scandal that is engulfing the rupert murdoch media empire here in the u.k. there was an article headlined "murdoch's watergate." thank you very much for joining us. >> the story has a question mark at the end. this is about a massive abuse of power, just as watergate was about a massive institutional abuse of power from the top down. what we are seeing here is astonishing and unprecedented, the hacking scandals shaking rupert murdoch's empire. none of us should be too
and is not indispensable. >> pressure on rupert murdoch's media empire in the u.k. has intensified following new allegations of malpractice by journalists of its newspapers. >> breaking news coming to us from the writer news agency. an explosion has hit a gas terminals on each of its border with israel. the blast happened at a pipeline distribution station. one report said masked gunman had launched a raid, starting a huge fire. it is the third attack on the pipeline within the last...
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but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert murdoch. are we hearing anything from news corp. about chase carey? >> we're hearing from the, independent board members, independent directors they're called of news corp., making a statement today, very brief statement saying that they fully back rupert murdoch. so backing off from those reports. but you know, peter, so many, especially the biographers of rupert murdoch, those who know him well, are saying the name, the family, the brand, is just too tainted now. it's irreparable. >> one final thought, "the guardian" newspaper where you are is also reporting as we've
but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert...
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the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. th
the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. th
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rupert murdoch's empire and the police. allegedly, his minions bribed officials for information on people. we have seen the danger of the collusion between powerful media and political conglomerates. both caved to murdoch. the politicians were cowed. they would not stand up to him. and that too is what happens to democracy when the political class becomes frightened of and in league with these incredibly powerful media conglomerates. my concern is not for individual journali journalism. there's world class journalism going on in american journalist right now. my concern is that most of us wind upon working for big conglomerates that have big interest in government policy, and that brings about a kind of self censorship that affects the journalists because the executives and the investors and the managers have a stake, as they did in england, of kowtowing or going into collusion with government. that's the big danger i think we face with these big media conglomerates. i was very intrigued that when this scandal started break
rupert murdoch's empire and the police. allegedly, his minions bribed officials for information on people. we have seen the danger of the collusion between powerful media and political conglomerates. both caved to murdoch. the politicians were cowed. they would not stand up to him. and that too is what happens to democracy when the political class becomes frightened of and in league with these incredibly powerful media conglomerates. my concern is not for individual journali journalism. there's...
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is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. he's the boss, but the buck does not stop witith him and he is n planning to step aside. ? because i feel the people trust trusted, i feel i'm the best to -- >> reporter: at his son james, an american citizen, runs company operations in europe and asia. when he was younger, he was the family rebel. now if he can hold on, he'll take over from his dad. >> if i knew then what w we kno now we would have takenore action around that and moved faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> reporter: it was james who did most of the talking. coming to
is the day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions about the scandal that rocked the country, allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now shuttered tabloid "news of the world." listen to this for a man infamous for his arrogance and ruthlessness. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with...
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. >> rupert murdoch and his son james r. and not see. the british law makers grill them over what they knew about the scandal. a dramatic attack interrupt the hearing. -- is due to die in texas tomorrow. it is now one of his victims fighting to save his life. hoping to make a splash, the london olympics. we follow one british athlete training hard to make the cut. welcome to our viewers on pbs and america. shocked, appalled, ashamed, the words that rupert murdoch used before lawmakers. that was his reaction tuesday phone hacking scandal that has unraveled his empire and sent shock waves through the military -- through the metropolitan police. they apologized for the hurt that was caused but they claimed that they were not responsible. the proceedings were interrupted by protesters with a plateful of foam. >> the moment when two of the world's most powerful media moguls, rupert murdoch and his son,, arrived to be held to account for the way that there company invaded the privacy of individuals. >> do you have anything to say about the pho
. >> rupert murdoch and his son james r. and not see. the british law makers grill them over what they knew about the scandal. a dramatic attack interrupt the hearing. -- is due to die in texas tomorrow. it is now one of his victims fighting to save his life. hoping to make a splash, the london olympics. we follow one british athlete training hard to make the cut. welcome to our viewers on pbs and america. shocked, appalled, ashamed, the words that rupert murdoch used before lawmakers....
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murdoch but it's rupert murdoch who has sidestepped all of these issues and now i think he's left and he calls on to basically get annoyed with david cameron has now got the media chief that cameron selected into deep water. if cameron thinks that rupert murdoch is just going to lay off the british prime minister now i think you'd be being naive we can expect some pretty serious stories in coming weeks they will try and upset the british government here but this isn't just about politics this is also about as you mentioned earlier the links with the british police force with british law now this is this is going far deeper than a journalist and. a journalist scandal isn't it this is this is going far deeper i mean some say that rupert murdoch has debased civil life for so many decades but now we have scotland yard a name that is internationally recognised routinely it seems take bribes they initially were supposed to inquire into this phone hacking scandal where you hack into a phone for a celebrity or a dead british soldier or a murder victim and here we are hearing that the police w
murdoch but it's rupert murdoch who has sidestepped all of these issues and now i think he's left and he calls on to basically get annoyed with david cameron has now got the media chief that cameron selected into deep water. if cameron thinks that rupert murdoch is just going to lay off the british prime minister now i think you'd be being naive we can expect some pretty serious stories in coming weeks they will try and upset the british government here but this isn't just about politics this...
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for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert. the two high profile resignations pretty much one after another. the timing also important but quite incredible what's unfolded in the last few days. >> reporter: really is, and it has completely tainted the british police. what lawmakers are looking at now is, one, did police ignore the phone hacking scandal when they should have investigated further and two, did they take police payments. they want to know how far the corruption goes in scotland yard. former senior police officer john yates is the latest head to roll. now under investigation for his failed review of the police phone
for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert....
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murdoch like all british prime ministers they have to and i think some are saying that rupert murdoch was just annoyed about the b. sky b. issue there's a referral to the competition commission which certainly i think must be on the cards it's certainly been delayed it was supposed to be due this week and my sources in parliament are telling me that he's not going to get b. sky b. which will really engage even more off even more citizen kane wrote for murdoch in which case this isn't this p.r. ploy may mean he's just giving up this country and going to china and india for the future so you're saying that in fact by dropping the news of the world that would be a damage limitation exercise in that deal to go through that simply wouldn't work that way well a hundred sixty or a year or old newspaper with such a brand brand recognition it seems a crazy decision many people have remarked how poorly managed the papers have been under well titular head his son james murdoch we mustn't forget i mean the on the wall street journal the new york post a newspaper in turkey was just bored they may
murdoch like all british prime ministers they have to and i think some are saying that rupert murdoch was just annoyed about the b. sky b. issue there's a referral to the competition commission which certainly i think must be on the cards it's certainly been delayed it was supposed to be due this week and my sources in parliament are telling me that he's not going to get b. sky b. which will really engage even more off even more citizen kane wrote for murdoch in which case this isn't this p.r....
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rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of a well known hacking group that breached websites belonging to sony, pbs and the u.s. senate. keep it on cnn for live coverage of the parliament hearings. >>> we want to hear from you. our question of the day. do you think that rupert murdoch knew about the phone hacking? send us an e-mail or a tweet. we'll read your comments throughout the morning. >>> 15 days and counting until the deadline for potentially da disastrous government default. president obama insists thprogrs is being made. >> today republicans will put their plan to a vote l
rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of...
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they said at least 50% more without rupert murdoch. and the way they get it is from estimates of barclay's, and they say that it is worth much more than it trades for on the market, so there is a generic murdoch discount which encompasses that he will make decisions that are not consistent with the other shareholder interests. and so what makes news corp vuler inable is that this could make the murdoch discount as they call it bigger. in the short term, it may not matter that much, because murdoch's family owns 43% of the company and it would be difficult to kick him out, but if the family is discredited and the investors see a company worth a lot more than it is trading for and ripe for a takeover and you know who is very good at taking over businesses that are ripe with family struggles? "the new york times," because that is how he acquired them. they might not even need that much convincing to sell the company for much more than it is worth if they remain in charge of it. joining us now are brian steltzer, journalist at "the new yor
they said at least 50% more without rupert murdoch. and the way they get it is from estimates of barclay's, and they say that it is worth much more than it trades for on the market, so there is a generic murdoch discount which encompasses that he will make decisions that are not consistent with the other shareholder interests. and so what makes news corp vuler inable is that this could make the murdoch discount as they call it bigger. in the short term, it may not matter that much, because...
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well it's being called rupert murdoch's watergate it all began last week with milly dowler a girl who had gone missing it was later found murdered and his cellphone and murdoch own news of the world have reportedly hacked then more information came out of the happening it included even victims of the london subway bombings relatives of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan but the real kicker could be the information that was released today and spreads throughout the murdoch british media empire journalists all across news international reportedly targeted a former prime minister gordon brown attempting to access everything from his voicemail to his bank account even his family's medical records and some say that this is only scratching the surface of the worst information as yet to come so far this candle's legit government led investigations a public outcry murdoch shuttering the news of the world paper and high ranking officials are now urging the mogul to drop his twelve billion dollar bid for british sky broadcasting but for now they've just passed on to the competition authori
well it's being called rupert murdoch's watergate it all began last week with milly dowler a girl who had gone missing it was later found murdered and his cellphone and murdoch own news of the world have reportedly hacked then more information came out of the happening it included even victims of the london subway bombings relatives of soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan but the real kicker could be the information that was released today and spreads throughout the murdoch british media...
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the questioning of rupert murdoch, his son, james murdoch, and former "news of the world" editor, rebekah brooks was riveting for the british and american media, but what did it reveal about how rupert murdoch does business? in tonight's rewrite, how a main newspaper told a republican candidate for senate to get out of the race and why that republican candidate thinks barack obama is not a christian. with precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> rupert murdoch would like you to believe that he runs his megamedia entire without actually knowing how it works. he'd also like you to believe he's sorry for hacking into your phone. next, how republicans may have squandered their chances to get most of the things they've [ male announcer ] a moment that starts off ordinary can become romantic just like that. a spark might come from -- a touch, a glance -- it can come along anywhere, anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready
the questioning of rupert murdoch, his son, james murdoch, and former "news of the world" editor, rebekah brooks was riveting for the british and american media, but what did it reveal about how rupert murdoch does business? in tonight's rewrite, how a main newspaper told a republican candidate for senate to get out of the race and why that republican candidate thinks barack obama is not a christian. with precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely...
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the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the wall street journal," which has a strong editorial representation, and of course dow jones news who i worked for at one stage in my career. a lot of questions about those titles and what kind of governance news corp. will look like going forward. lots of question marks about the independence of the news corp. board and whether we'll see moves on that front as rupert murdoch is forced to relinquish some power. >> the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in athens, greece, voicing strong support for that country, including their debt crisis. there is a meeting in brussels this thursday whe
the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the...
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this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: there they were in matching suits, shirts and ties, the patriarch and the heir apparent of one of the world's mightiest business dynasties. rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire with $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him and he is not planning to step aside. >> because i feel people i trusted betrayed the company and me and it's for them to pay. i think that, f
this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> mr. murdoch, do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's shuttered tabloid, "the news of the world," and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his...
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rupert murdoch knew nothing, absolutely zero? and remember, he had newspapers under his control that were delivering the most spectacular stories, stories about members of the royal family asking 500,000 pounds to allow people access to prince andrew. he -- that's the sort of story that his newspaper was delivering. members of parliament, for example, caught in bed with various women. again, stories that his newspapers were delivering. that is the kind of detail that rupert murdoch provided and yet was supposed to believe after today, he knows nothing and can't remember anything of the criminality. >> martin, your command of the story and perspective on it is invaluable to us. you can see martin bashir on msnbc, martin, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> it's a great pleasure, lawrence, and thank you for having me. >> coming up, what's next in the investigation of rupert murdoch's empire and what could come back to haunt him? [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned
rupert murdoch knew nothing, absolutely zero? and remember, he had newspapers under his control that were delivering the most spectacular stories, stories about members of the royal family asking 500,000 pounds to allow people access to prince andrew. he -- that's the sort of story that his newspaper was delivering. members of parliament, for example, caught in bed with various women. again, stories that his newspapers were delivering. that is the kind of detail that rupert murdoch provided and...
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phone hacking scandal rocked rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that says more e.u. states plunged deeper into economic crisis plus. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to negligence that the tragedy could have been avoided. and made an investigation into sunday's pleasure cruiser disaster as divers continue to retrieve bodies from the would be death toll now standing at one hundred thirteen. with news and comment from around the world this is r.t. live in moscow twenty four hours a day with a rapid change of heart rupert murdoch and his son james have now confirmed they will give evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating the u.k. phone hacking scandal this comes hot on the heels of earlier reports that they declined the summons it's alleged that several of murdoch's newspapers were engag
phone hacking scandal rocked rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that says more e.u. states plunged deeper into economic crisis plus. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to negligence that the tragedy could have been avoided. and made an...
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listed company rupert murdoch's news corp could face one hundred million dollars bill for u.s. investigation into police payments dr evil here one hundred million dollars fine they're facing for forty four billion dollars i'm going to you know sort of those are clear about this that all means is that they call of goldman or morgan and they borrow one hundred million which then morgan will put on to the taxpayer tab as part of the overall bailout so this potential hundred million dollars would only happen if the u.s. department of justice decides to investigate based on america's foreign corrupt practices act so basically american listed companies aren't allowed to bribe foreign officials or let police or royal protection officers. well i you know the u.s. justice system is got some cards to play and i mean clearly in los you want to just say that nine eleven was a joke and a bunch of financial mercenaries died on that day and we shouldn't give a flying hoot about it but unless you feel my way then you should prosecute rupert murdoch if it up and stop complaining you whining bab
listed company rupert murdoch's news corp could face one hundred million dollars bill for u.s. investigation into police payments dr evil here one hundred million dollars fine they're facing for forty four billion dollars i'm going to you know sort of those are clear about this that all means is that they call of goldman or morgan and they borrow one hundred million which then morgan will put on to the taxpayer tab as part of the overall bailout so this potential hundred million dollars would...
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align. >>> it was a day of humble pie for rupert murdoch. first, there was this. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. >> then there was this. a man identified as activist and comedian jonnie marbles, charged rupert murdoch with a shaving cream pie, but one of the many reasons murdoch is married to a woman 37 years younger is that she is the best body guard in his entourage. wendi murdoch, seen here in the pink jacket, is a former employee of her husband and a former volleyball player who demonstrated the quickest reflexes in the room when she sprung towards the assailant and spiked the pie back in his direction. just before the attack, the comedian tweeted "it is a far better thing that i do now than i have ever done before." the gist of the murdoch testimony was i run a very big company and i didn't know any of these bad things were happening. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know that. this is not an excuse, m
align. >>> it was a day of humble pie for rupert murdoch. first, there was this. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. >> then there was this. a man identified as activist and comedian jonnie marbles, charged rupert murdoch with a shaving cream pie, but one of the many reasons murdoch is married to a woman 37 years younger is that she is the best body guard in his entourage. wendi murdoch, seen here in the pink jacket, is a former...
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what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu corporate polished ceo saying no matter the merit of the question that's a tremendous and terrific question and i appreciate the manner in which it's been asked and his preambles were enormous and the content of the answers were minimal and existing always flattering the questioner. what i liked was the contrast. murdoch was as he said, humbled and i think he was contrite. the measure of the contrition seed to go down toughout the day until we got the pie as some over the internet said that saved news corp. not sure that's right but it was astonishing. >> charlie: and james murdoch to be protective
what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu...
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rupert murdoch's already shaky. public fury over the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. they've got to take no they've got to take a chainsaw to government spending and do something about it calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats to the country's credit rating might be downgraded if will make us fail to raise america's debt ceiling as more. economic crisis. one hundred thirteen bodies have now been recovered from the water. disaster on the volga river while divers and continue efforts to find a still. warm welcome to you this is the light from moscow i'm. a former executive editor of the disgraced news of the world newspaper has reportedly been arrested over the phone hacking scandal british pressing the rupert murdoch to face questioning of a continuing allegations that several of his newspapers were. voicemail hacking and bribed senior officials but he's a lawyer and reports the media mogul's read rise over the decades was littered with red flags warning of what was to come. rupert
rupert murdoch's already shaky. public fury over the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. they've got to take no they've got to take a chainsaw to government spending and do something about it calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats to the country's credit rating might be downgraded if will make us fail to raise america's debt ceiling as more. economic crisis. one hundred thirteen bodies have now been recovered from the water. disaster on the volga river while...
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that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big three rating agencies following moody's downgrade on portugal's bonds on tuesday. the e.u. president suggests the downgrade to junk status might have anti-bias on the companies based in the united states. european legislators might fight back by imposing civil penalties on ratings agencies that get it wrong. there's talk of tighter regulations and a europe-based agency to replace the big three. >> portugal's fulfillment will be assessed on a quarterly basis. in this context, and the absence of facts on the new economy, by yesterday's decisions by one
that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big...
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in great britain is a must see for most of the country as rupert murdoch and his son have been facing angry lawmakers these are the latest pictures coming through but within the last few minutes it's taken another dramatic twist a protest broke into the westminster committee chamber got more about that a bit later now the hearing into the phone hacking and police bribery claims that the now x. news of the world has been suspended as the problem is dealt with artie's lorimer is following the hearing in london for us there is huge interest in it and we are seeing reports and jamison mad. being interviewed by m.p.'s together they are being asked some tricky questions by m.p.'s which is what the public wanted james murdoch says that when the when the hacking investigation was closed the staff in these international relied heavily on the fact of the police that there was nothing further to be investigated they also relied on a decision by the press complaints commission that said nothing further nothing to see here and also outside legal advice if they feel that they were within their righ
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rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of the paper's editors. more trouble for the eurozone as the irish economy slides further e.u. central bankers fear italy and spain may be heading for their own financial abyss brussels is concerned it wouldn't have enough cash bail out the. analysts say europe's fourth largest economy is too big to fail and that it has a problem. coming up our special report on one of the most scenic regions in russia from lush woodlands to mighty mountains. is a sight to behold discovering russia coming your way next. the region deep in the. east is one of russia's newest territories. two thous
rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of...
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welcome back to cross talk and peter lavelle reminder we're discussing the world of rupert murdoch live. slim. tell me if i go to you i think we all agree good journalism is good for society but what is good journalism today because . if we look at the business model this will be discussed and during this entire program i mean it's profits that are most important and and traditional media has a very hard time in this environment i mean we all know poor journalists ok i mean is the public good being served by the business model in journalism today well peter it's interesting because the idea of responsibility and media is pretty much a twentieth century concept when our founder started the idea was a absolutely open robust stridently partisan press that was full of lies full of innuendo and full of all sorts of false information and in that sense it seems to me that we're just revolving back to that concept where we've got more stridently partisan media on both sides and we've got this robust communication and the whole idea of the enlightenment was that the founders was that the public
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none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't think that there's any question. in fact, we kind of knew this is the way the murdoch tabloids operated. look at last year, since closed by murdoch in the hacking scandal, had one reporter get hidden camera video of sarah ferguson. there's a market in the uk and perhaps america, too, for the kind of journalism that these tabloids practice, but there's also a line that you can't cross, a line of illegalality when you have phone hacking, but when you turn it to ordinary people, the reaction is different. and the wall street journal has an editorial saying b
none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't...
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most recently, rebecca brooks, one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives. she resigned and was arrested two days later brooks, who denies any wrongdoing, has been a power broker for over a decade in this country. >> somebody with huge charm, a lot of very political. she was very good at getting along side people. >> including david cameron. details of his visits with media heads were released over the weekend. since elected, he has met with brooks and other murdoch editors dozens of times. the prime minister has faced withering criticism for ties to andy colson, who was served as his communications chief. colson was also arrested last week. cameron is increasingly on the defensive, facing an energized opposition. >> terrible error of judgment in hiring andy colson. i really say the prime minister has to get a grip. he has to come clean and also own up to the mistakes he made. >> in a bizarre twist tonight, news that a former "news of the world" reporter and whistleblower has been found dead in his home in england. seaning, seen here -- sean, seen here on th
most recently, rebecca brooks, one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives. she resigned and was arrested two days later brooks, who denies any wrongdoing, has been a power broker for over a decade in this country. >> somebody with huge charm, a lot of very political. she was very good at getting along side people. >> including david cameron. details of his visits with media heads were released over the weekend. since elected, he has met with brooks and other murdoch editors...
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rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal underground church. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news. political headlines. and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there's fresh fallout today from the hacking scandal that brought down one of britain's biggest newspapers, the prime minister david cameron has announced the public inquiry into eavesdropping and bribery by journalists working for media mogul rupert murdoch. amid the public fury, murdoch's corporation has dropped the $12 billion bid to take con
rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal...
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>> well, yesterday was pretty much rupert murdoch's today and today was mr. cameron's. there's been a big shift in focus in the uk press. yesterday, of course, we had the extraordinary scenes where rupert murdoch and his son james were put on the spot by a very powerful committee of mps, and then mr. murdoch was pied in the face which tended to kind of pull the attraction away from him, but today the real focus has been on david cameron in the spotlight answering very uncomfortable questions but dealing with them head-on and silencing his critics, for now. >> all right. sal sally, thank you so much for that. >>> while eyes today were on prime minister david cameron in the house of commons as sally was telling us, many are still discussing the grilling of the murdochs. some good news, however, for the embattled media mogul, stocks rebounding. with more on this i'm joined by sarah ellison, contributing editor to "vanity fair" who has written extensively about the murdoch family. when we look at this, is this the beginning of the end of the murdoch empire? >> well, i certa
>> well, yesterday was pretty much rupert murdoch's today and today was mr. cameron's. there's been a big shift in focus in the uk press. yesterday, of course, we had the extraordinary scenes where rupert murdoch and his son james were put on the spot by a very powerful committee of mps, and then mr. murdoch was pied in the face which tended to kind of pull the attraction away from him, but today the real focus has been on david cameron in the spotlight answering very uncomfortable...
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signed rupert murdoch. rarely has a man so powerful had to publicly eat so much humble pie in a single week. last sunday, he shut down his profitable tabloid here "the news of the world" after it was mired in allegations of criminal activity. wednesday he bowed to public pressure and canceled a $12 billion tv network building. friday morning. his most loyal lieutenant who refused to resign, redesigned but after a revolt in his own family. his daughter, railing that, brooks has, well, bleeped the company. this morning brooks has been arrested. and the scandal has even crossed the atlantic. les hinton, the head of the company that operates the wall street journal, also resigned. he was in london when much of the criminal activity took place. and there's the 9/11 allegation, that the reporters were trying to tap the 9/11 victims cell phones in search of more sensational headlines. all of that was going on for years. how could that be? the reality is police and politicians have been either too friendly with mur
signed rupert murdoch. rarely has a man so powerful had to publicly eat so much humble pie in a single week. last sunday, he shut down his profitable tabloid here "the news of the world" after it was mired in allegations of criminal activity. wednesday he bowed to public pressure and canceled a $12 billion tv network building. friday morning. his most loyal lieutenant who refused to resign, redesigned but after a revolt in his own family. his daughter, railing that, brooks has, well,...
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up rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as his media empire builds on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is underway to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the boulder river aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel went down with the loss of around one hundred thirty nights. the operation to raise the sunken boat gary has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring you all the details from the recovery site in just a moment. with news and comment from around the world this is our life in moscow with you twenty four hours a day eight out of nineteen european banks have failed stress tests designed to determine whether they'd fall in the event of another crisis the majority of those are in spain the country feared to be next in line for a bailout meanwhile on friday italy past seventy billion euro worth of cuts to fend off its own spiralling debts but it's sort of first reports the euro fairy tale seems to be moving closer to collapse. as the clouds gather bin
up rupert murdoch says sorry for the phone hacking by the news of the world as his media empire builds on sleaze and scandal tries to stave off self-destruction. preparation work is underway to lift the russian cruiser from the bottom of the boulder river aimed at shedding more light on why the vessel went down with the loss of around one hundred thirty nights. the operation to raise the sunken boat gary has begun hopefully providing answers the grieving relatives and investigators will bring...
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>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew ross sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing today when a guy attacked rupert murdoch with a cream pie and then murdoch's wife got up and took a roundhouse swing at the attacker. that kind of fierce devotion and protection seemed familiar to those familiar with wendi murdoch. nbc's andrea mitchell has more on the wife of rupert murdoch. >> reporter: she responded in a flash, leaping forward to protect her husband from an attacker. instinctive, fierce, athletic. a former volleyball player in school. all that, plus a lot more. the young, glamorous, chinese-born third wife of rupert murdoch. >> i think all the people are movers
>> because rupert murdoch is a newspaperman. he loves the news. he loves dialling into his editors and giving them tips and hearing the gossip and finding out what's happening and trying to drive the news and drive the conversation. so when he says he's uninvolved with the newspapers there's some people in the business that say that doesn't ring true. >> spoken like a newspaperman. andrew ross sorkin. thank you. >>> and there was that startling moment during the hearing...